Controls to Secure a Growing Digital Footprint

Overview

Description:

The amount of electronic content that business organizations contend with is growing at incredible rates. Terms like "Big Data" and "Information Overload", are being used by overwhelmed information workers on a daily basis. Additionally, because of the move to a much larger telecommuter footprint, electronic data is now even more prevalently utilized. This session discusses the places that businesses keep digital information and addresses the importance of securing corporate electronic data. The material effectively shows ways to achieve high security standards for content stored in fixed locations, on mobile devices and in the cloud. Participants in this session will gain an understanding of the concepts needed to improve the way they, and their companies secure digital information.

Learning Objectives:

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...

Identify some of the security risks that affect electronic information
Select cloud storage providers by employing vetting process
Recognize the steps to effectively set up and control cloud storage
Recall ways to add security to individual electronic documents as well as to storage areas that must be controlled

Program Content:

The major topics covered in this course include:

Securing individual documents
Protecting information resident in the Cloud
Securing data stored on or accessed by mobile devices

Who should attend: Accounting and other business professionals that need to add security to the electronic content with which they work.

Developed By: Taymes, LLC

Instructor: Karl Egantoff

CPE Credit: 4.0

Field of Study: Accounting (4.0 CPE)

Prerequisites: None

Advanced Preparation: None

Format: QAS Self Study

Highlights

Securing individual documents
Protecting information resident in the Cloud
Securing data stored on or accessed by mobile devices

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Accounting and other business professionals that need to add security to the electronic content with which they work.

Objectives

Identify some of the security risks that affect electronic information
Select cloud storage providers by employing vetting process
Recognize the steps to effectively set up and control cloud storage
Recall ways to add security to individual electronic documents as well as to storage areas that must be controlled